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That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

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I come from a family of very devout, praying people. That idea of peace and love toward humanity shouldn't be nationalistic or denominational. It should be a chief concern for all mankind.

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Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.

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I was taught when there's somethin' you can change around keep quiet, you got nothin' to complain about.

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I'm trying to get low. People's personalities can get in the way of their own work.

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It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.

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To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn't have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way.

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I've been fortunate with my acting career. A lot of scripts come to me. I don't mind auditioning if something that requires that, but I haven't had to in awhile, which is a nice place to be 'cause I've been on quite a lot of auditions in my life.

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I guess something that you love to do, you gotta ease up off it and give it a little space, come back and be fresh to it.

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I'm just an artist and I'm doin' what I like to do.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: December 11th, 1973

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